Former Major League Soccer player Robbie Rogers came out of the closet in a blog post on Friday and also announced that he's leaving football. Wrote Rogers, in part: Secrets can cause so much internal damage. People love to preach about honesty,…
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Archives for February 15, 2013
Posts from February 15, 2013
Gay Wedding Video of the Day: Jason and Tony
Jason and Tony's was the first-ever gay wedding at NYC's iconic Plaza Hotel. Though the setting is spectacular, the emotions appeared to have outshone it. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP… And if you missed yesterday's Valentine's round-up of…
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Inspiring Voices Sing Out at San Francisco ‘Freedom to Marry’ Day Demonstration: VIDEO
There were plenty of V-Day demonstrations for marriage equality in cities all across the country yesterday. One was at City Hall in San Francisco, where the years-long struggle against Prop 8 continues. Fourteen people were taken out of City Hall in…
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Gallup Breaks Down Percentage of LGBT People by State in Largest Study of its Kind: POLL
Gallup is out with new poll results today based on responses to the question, "Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender?" The question was asked in tracking interviews during the second half of 2012 and is the…
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Azealia Banks Holds ‘Faggot’ Debate on Twitter
Singer Azealia Banks, who made headlines last month after a feud with Perez Hilton in which she used the word "faggot" repeatedly, has struck up the feud once again, this morning canvassing her 300,000 followers as to their definition of th…
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Military Approves First Burial of Gay Spouse in a National Cemetery
In the first case of its kind, the deceased gay spouse of a military veteran is receiving burial in a national cemetery, CNN reports: "I am deeply grateful to my country for honoring and respecting my years of service and my relationship with Na…
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An ‘Ironic’ Gay Birthday Love Song That Will Melt Your Heart: VIDEO
Austin-based singer-songwriter Adam Carmichael's boyfriend JohnPaul has a birthday this week, so he put together a special video card that doubled as a Valentine's gift. It's pretty self-explanatory, and the sweetest musical gift we'v…
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AP Digs in Heels on Discriminatory ‘Husband’ and ‘Wife’ Guidance
The Associated Press is digging in its heels regarding guidance on how to refer to gay married couples that is being widely seen as discriminatory. On Tuesday we reported on new guidelines sent out by the Associated Press, indicating that the words…
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America’s Best Christian Mrs. Betty Bowers Won’t Be the Next Pope: VIDEO
Although Pope Benedict is resigning because he's "too pooped to Pope" Mrs. Betty Bowers won't be stepping in to fill his Prada shoes. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Gay Missouri Teen Told He Can’t Bring Male Date to Prom: VIDEO
UPDATE: School reverses, story here. Another discriminatory school situation, this time in Scott County, Missouri, where a senior high school student is not being allowed to bring a male date to the prom, KFVS reports: Dawson asked Scott County Centr…
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